C. D. Darlington
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 42 years ago |
Date of birth | December 19,1903 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Chorley |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | March 26,1981 |
Died | Oxford |
United Kingdom | |
Nationality | British |
Books | Recent advances in cytology |
The evolution of genetic systems | |
Job | Geneticist |
Education | Wye College |
Imperial College London | |
University of London | |
Awards | Royal Medal |
Fellow of the Royal Society | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1492071 |
C. D. Darlington Life story
Cyril Dean Darlington FRS was an English biologist, geneticist and eugenicist, who discovered the mechanics of chromosomal crossover, its role in inheritance, and therefore its importance to evolution. He was Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxford from 1953 to 1971.